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Aquatic Sci 1st Test
Aquatic Science 1st 6 weeks test
Question | Answer |
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Total coliform bateria are monitored in both sources and treated water to provide an indication of overall bacteriological activity | microbial |
Measure of suspended and colloidal particles including silt, clay, organic and inorganic matter, algae and microorganism | turbidity |
to minimize the leaching of lead and copper in home plumbing system. this measure of corrosiveness is monitored | pH |
measure of the amount of available oxygen in an aquatic system, reading below 5 ppm usually do not support life: greatly effected by temperature | dissolved |
measured in degrees Celsius: directly effects dissolved oxygen | temperature |
measures the amount of total dissolved salt content in ocean or brackish water: affects buoyant and varies in estruaries | salinity |
Texas has _______ differnt species of fish | 161 |
What percent of the total water in the world is freshwater | 0.1% |
The state with the greatest fish diversity is | Tennessee |
The tail fin, located on posterior or end of fish, is also called a ______fin | caudal |
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf | bay |
underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc | Aquifer |
a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land | gulf |
an inlet bay or recessed portion of the ocean | Sound |
Water beneath the earths surface, often between saturated soil and rock | Ground Water |
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water | strait |
lake used to store water for community use | reservoir |